The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-04
PLAIN DEALER.
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JOB WORK,
Bill Heads, Cards. Posters, Cnvn1n
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which was cash. presenting his mil
cage ticket Morgan laid hls pocket
book beside him on the seat, where
upon q stranger sitting in the next
seat threw his coat carcleSSlv over the
book, and the abscnt-mihded stock
dealer forgot all about it. until near
Council Bluffs. when he bethought
himself of his carelessness only to find
the coat in his possession and the pock-
ct book and stranger gone. The card
Of a prominent citizen Of Dow City was
found in the coat. and Goldhcim's brand
was on the collar. Conductor Paine
at once notified Sheriff Mooney to look
up the remainder Of the suit. He found
it. The owner Of the card appeared in
Denison wearing pants and vest that
matched the coat Upon inquiry. how
ever, it was learned that his coat had
been stolen the day of the crime. and that
the adroit thief had Systematically tried
to deficit suspicion upon one Of the most
respectable gentlemen Of Dow City.
The Supervisors Of the different
counties throughout the State have
filed their poorhouse reports with Gov
/ ernor Larrabce, and the statements
thus made give an excellent showing
as to Iowa's poor and the way they are
provided for. There are 1898 acres
in the State used for poor farms. and
the value of this property Is estimated
| by the supervisors at S9o1 .496. On
each of these farms one or more build
ings has been erected, in many cases
of brick and stone, all supplied with
water and heating apparatus. and
furnished with seperate compartments
for the male and female inmates.
Polk county showingis acre,itableone,
with poor farm Of $50 acres. con-
tanning So inmates and valued al sos
33S. The total number Of inmates in
the poor houses throughout the State,
are LISA; LOCI males ard 693 females,
of which l57 are under Is years of age,
l, ,165 between Is and 60, and i32 over
60. The total amount paid by the
different County Supervisors in aid of
all the poor in the county, during the
past year. is $545.546, ,49, or an average
of $5.5lOper county.
The following is condensed sum-
mary of the recent session of the State
Board Of Equalization: In Polk county
the equalized value of lands in less than
it was two years ago. being Sl4.97 per
acre now, and $l5.SS per acre III 1885,
decrease of 81 cents per acre. In
the entire State the equalizcd value of
lands is increased about $780, 900 over
!, what it was two years ago. In 1885
the equalized value of all lands was
*2sl .53l ,426.whi for 1887 it is $751;
s59,5O2. The town property of the
State has been increased. as returned
bv the assessors, about SC, 200, 900 over
the amount as returned in 1885. 1t
, 1t that assessment it was returned at
$71, ,s92. .5l4 and in 1887 it is return
ed at $77,444.943. The personal prop
erty of the State has been increased
about $4,OOO.OOO. it having been re-
: turned in 1885 at SlO3.312. 800, and in
1887 at $lO7, ,665.09S. The railroad
property was assessed in 1886 ut $685.
2l6,68S, and the present assessment il
$3S. .722, ,761, showing IN increase of a
little more than S5,0OO,000.
State Inspector b. w. Blanchard has
filed his report with the State Auditor
: for the two year period ending June 80,
in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 1S5, section ). laws Of the
Twentieth General Assembly. During
that time 81. ll6 barrels of oil have been
approved and 1889 (gasoline included)
rejected; $50 tanks have also been APP
! proved, making total of 7.3S9,Sl2
gallons approved. The fees received
, , from July l. 1885, to March 80, 1856,
the expiration of Mr.. Blanchard's office,
amounted to 81. .736. &c and the disburse-
ments were $4,4S3.S2. In his report
> Mr.. Blanchard says: 1.-The reports of
!. inspection show a slight increase in the
!. consumption of illuminating oils in Iowa
!. over corresponding period last year.
:. No explosions have occurred within the
Y State since my last report. involving
$ loss of life or serious destruction OF prop
\ erty. The operations Of the law have
d given excellent satisfaction to the in
g surance underwriters of the State, and
> to the people generally"
|. The Committee Of Faculty and Teach
:, ing in the State University have filled
the vacant chairs of history and phi
: losophy, mental and moral science and
didactics, and mathematics and astron.
/ omy, by the election by unanimous
vote. of Professors VIM. X. Perkins. G.
w. I. Patrick. and w. Ii. Butts. re-
: spectivcly. Prof Butts is Of the
! Orchard Lake Military Academy,
n Michigan; is 81 years of age
: and admirably equipped. Pro. Per-
7 kins, Of Erie. Pa. taught his
g tory in Cornell University several years
Il before going to German universities t,
= pursue post graduate courses. Mr.
: Patrick is an alumus of the Iowa Uni
e vcrsity now at Johns Hopkins Univer
> sity takinga post graduate course. Ht
g was graduated at the head of his elias.
= in 1873 or 1879, and is aripe and Nigh,
/! be said phenomenal scholar in philo
sophy. Allthese men, no one of whom
, is past or even up to middle age, ar
l. thoroughly trained. fall of energy an,
g enthusiasm, and the University and it
le friends are to be congratulated on thei
le acceptance of the posts to which the,
&c are called. The chair of civil engineer
IS ing will soon be filled BY a first clas
he man.
An important historical and memoria
! tablet will be erected on August 13 il
(. the court house at Webster City. 1t i
= :, the tribute of Hamilton county, givel
: ..in grateful memory of the heroi,
- = volunteers from Hamilton county, low:
:, in the Spirit Lake expedition. com
" manded by Maj. William Williams, o
Fort Dodge. for the relief of the settler
he who survived tho Indian massacre Q
l. March S-l3, 1857" The tablet is o
y polished brass, oblong in shape. deepl.
le and richly engraved. At either side i
: an upright panel in which is received
y palm branch. symbolical of victory
y Extending across the upper part of tn
4 sentence quoted above. and just beloy
Df this is a panel in which is engraved il